EasyPeasy

🚀 Just published: EasyPeasy's Annual Impact Report 2024 🚀 2024 has been a remarkable year for EasyPeasy and we are proud and inspired by the progress we’ve made alongside our local partners in supporting parents, carers, and early years practitioners to give babies and young children the best possible start in life. As we look to 2025, we are excited to continue supporting our local partners and the communities they serve. With a shared national commitment to improving school readiness, we aim to expand our reach, deepen partnerships, and build on the progress we’ve made to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive. Read the full report 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q02_LN_b0

After many successes the #ChildrenAtTheTable campaign, of which we are official supporters, has ended. The Children's Charities Coalition will continue working to ensure good childhoods are a national priority. Read about what we've achieved together: https://hubs.ly/Q02_n61_0 🎉 National Children's Bureau Action for Children Barnardo's NSPCC The Children's Society

Another day, another trip to visit one of our lovely partners! This time, our Founder & CEO Jen Lexmond and Customer Success Manager Chika Oti visited Birmingham City Council (and managed a quick trip to the Christmas market!) 🎄 We love to meet our partners in person, share the collective impact we are having on the local community, and be able to strategise for the future 🚀

Do you know about EasyPeasy for Practitioners - the best way for professionals including nursery room leaders, health visitors, and early years teaching staff to use EasyPeasy with children and families in your settings? Download the app today and try it for yourself and your community! 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q02-KGnc0 #ParentingApp #Practitioners #LearnThroughPlay #BestStartForLife

We welcome the government's prioritisation of children and young people in its 'missions', but we want to see measurable milestones in how barriers to opportunity will be tackled. Read the Children’s Charities Coalition joint statement here 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q02-KlgK0 National Children's Bureau

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to boost the proportion of children starting school “ready to learn” as part of the government’s reboot of its targets for this parliament. 🚸 Speaking at an event in Buckinghamshire this morning, Starmer said that by 2028, three-quarters of five-year-olds will be school ready. “One in three children not ready for school at the age of five…kids in reception, who aren’t starting to read…they’re struggling to speak. It is a scandal…an affront to the British value of equal respect…if we do not give every child, whatever their background…a fair chance to succeed.” Children & Young People Now 👉 https://bit.ly/4f5Z3j4

AI is powering a wave of digital technology aimed at supporting families — and the UK is leading the way in Europe. In a first-of-its-kind study, Nesta analysed trends in research, investment and patents to understand the trajectory of this emerging tech: 💥 UK research funding for early years digital tech is booming, with UKRI funding increasing by 166% from 2019 to 2023, while global research publications on the topic rose by 78% 📈 Global venture funding for early-years digital technology increased by 41% between 2019 and 2023, peaking during the pandemic 🏥 Health is a key focus, with two-thirds of UKRI research funding awarded to this area 🤖 AI is a key driver of this wave of innovation, with approximately two-thirds of newly awarded UKRI research funding directed toward AI-powered tech. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3VmH94M

The new £250m Children’s Social Care Prevention Grant is a much needed down-payment which we hope will pave the way for greater investment in the family help that many so sorely need. Read the statement by the Children's Charities Coalition 👉 https://bit.ly/4fTMQ2w National Children's Bureau Action for Children Barnardo's NSPCC The Children's Society

Some of the EasyPeasy team visited the LEGO Group offices this week to meet with our lovely partners at Save the Children UK, Victoria and Albert Museum, Institute of Imagination and Ambition Aspire Achieve and do some planning for next year. We are super proud of the work we are doing through our Power of Play partnership in Tower Hamlets and the impact we have had in 2024 on local families, children, and babies. Exciting things to come in 2025! 🚀 #BuildtoGive #LearningthroughPlay #ThePowerofPlay #TowerHamlets #Partnerships 👉 https://bit.ly/3Vguz71

88% of Barnsley parents using EasyPeasy say they know more about what they can do to help their child develop their speech, language & communication skills 💚 Hear from Sam Cunningham, #FamilyHubs Review Manager at Barnsley Council, on how the council approached the design and delivery of their Family Hubs programme, the key challenges and opportunities faced, and the impact of the EasyPeasy offer in their local families and communities. 👉 https://bit.ly/48J9Q1l